Navigating Change, Uncertainty and Upheaval
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:07:49-04:00Let’s just jump right to the elephant in the room. The reality is that 2025 looks like it’s going to be a year of upheaval [...]
Fundraising Trends Then and Now
Linda McNay2025-01-29T12:57:46-05:00It is my turn to write the OFS Fundraising Trends article for this new year. I am also starting off 2025 in my 45th year [...]
Nonprofit Resolutions for 2024: Run a Better Nonprofit
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:48:12-04:00We’ve been compiling lists of suggested resolutions for years now. (Admittedly, in 2021 we forgot to compile it in time for New Year’s Day, so [...]
The Salary & Satisfaction Survey Results Are In!
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:48:12-04:00The Salary & Satisfaction Survey Results Are In! Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Salary & Satisfaction Survey. We had a strong [...]
Our Fundraising Survey: Nonprofit Salary & Satisfaction
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:50:09-04:00If you have spent much time on our blog – hey, you’re here now, right? – you know that we like to talk broadly about [...]
Nonprofit Fundraisers Prepare For 2023
Linda McNay2022-12-29T21:38:15-05:00In past years, we have written about fundraising trends, specifically what you might expect in the coming year. We rarely foresee gloom and doom, but [...]
Don’t Be a Victim of the Summer Slump
Ailena Parramore2025-06-09T17:53:22-04:00For many nonprofits, the summer activity calendar slows down giving us much needed time to reflect and plan. However, with the welcome relief of a [...]
Summer is Coming! What Does This Mean for Your Organization?
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:53:53-04:00The author, Sam Keen, once wrote “Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” While not exactly a lazy time around Our Fundraising Search, it is [...]
Ideas for Celebrating National Volunteer Week
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:53:53-04:00This is National Volunteer Week! Established in 1984, National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteer service and the power of [...]
Women, Water, and Philanthropy
D.M. Paule2025-06-09T17:55:29-04:00At the end of every month, we usually take a look at the coming month to see if there is anything fun we can blog [...]